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LA///FASHION///BAPE HOLLYWOOD OPEN FOR BUSINESS…

April 24th, 2008

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OG streetwear homeboys Nigo & Takashi Murakami flex their street cred…

Love it or leave it, NIGO’s LA branch of the legendary Tokyo streetwear brand BAPE (aka: A Bathing Ape)—the brand that launched a thousand imitators—opened for business on Melrose Ave this Thursday nite with a star-studded media frenzy of a debut party. Two years too late? Yep, but remember this is LA, Ed Hardy and Crooks & Castles are still “cool” brands here. HAVE A LOOK:

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The wall of Bape featuring the brand’s newest rapper-friendly size XXL jeans…

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Nigo goes undercover while Takashi Murakami blings out (we’re gonna assume the Louis headband is real)…

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Laughing all the way to the bank…

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Nigo’s personal teleportation chamber allows him to check in on the LA branch from Tokyo at a moment’s notice…

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The treadmill theme is an apt metaphor here…

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The real billionaire boys club: KAWS & Skateboard P run shit…

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The sweaty masses…

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Iron Mike drops in with Jermaine Dupree…

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And gets personal with Nigo…

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It wouldn’t be LA without neon…

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DR Romanelli & N.E.R.D.’s Chad Hugo…

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It’s gonna take a lot of funny purple sneakers to pay for this buildout…

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Miguel de la Barracuda & OG homie Rick Ross reunited at last…

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The endless photo op…

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Starry night…

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A 12-year-old Hong Kong boy’s dream room…

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Art gangsters: Takashi Murakami & KAWS…

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“MC Murakami” contemplates the merchandising opportunities…

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It’s Nigo’s world, we just shop in it…

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